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The Sense of the CallThe Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, and the World

Marva J. Dawn

Eerdmans. 2006

ISBN: 978-0-8028-4459-0

$16

‘n Wonderlike boek wat ons wil help om ons geestelike roeping en passie te verdiep – of te herwin as ons dit dalk iewers langs die pad verloor het. Haar uitgangspunt is dat ‘n mens eers reg vir Christus kan werk as jy geleer het om in Hom te rus. Die vier dele van die boeke sluit hierby aan en gaan oor:

  • rest (om te leer om in Christus te rus),
  • cease (om te leer om nee te sê vir sekere dinge);
  • feasting (oor selfaanvaarding en die ontdekking van gemeenskap) en
  • embracing (om ons roeping op ‘n nuwe manier op te neem).

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Why is it so hard to serve God these days? Church workers suffer from low morale, while Christians of all stripes struggle to find their way in a culture fixated on sexuality, violence, and wealth. In Keeping the Sabbath Wholly (1989) Marva Dawn introduced the vital Sabbath aspects of resting, ceasing, feasting, and embracing. Now, in The Sense of the Call, she expands these into a way of life for serving God and the Kingdom every single day of the week.
A Sabbath way of life, Dawn asserts, consists of resting in the Kingdom’s grace, ceasing by grace those attitudes and actions that hinder the Kingdom, feasting so as to radiate the grace-full splendor of the Kingdom, and embracing the Kingdom’s gracious purposes. To this end Dawn teaches skills such as learning to rest in prayer, saying no to busyness, enjoying one’s body as God’s temple, and embracing the cost of living as a Christian disciple.

Both frank and compassionate, The Sense of the Call will guide Christian servants into a more restful, joy-full life of trust in God.